Town Revisit: Middletown

In Middletown we found Baldwin Furniture. It was a bit surreal, as you might pick up from this photo I took outside the building. It's not every day you can sit in an Alice in Wondlerland size chair.

The place was wide open, and we found only one employee inside. You pick out the pieces of lawn furniture you want from the piles stacked on top of each other.

New England Custom Blurb:
The furniture at Baldwin is made in the Shaker tradition. The Shakers were an off-shoot of the Quaker religion and were considered to be a utopian movement. While there is only one active Shaker community remaining in the U.S., they did make quite a mark while they were around. They became known for things such as crafts and furniture making because of their innovative spirit and attention to detail. The Shakers influenced the furniture traditions in New England and the Adirondack outdoor chair became synonymous with the region. I always thought of them painted sky blue and sitting next to the ocean, but you'll just find these all over the state and New England.

Sitting in the chairs we were sold. So comfortable. Ours, are, of course, more human sized.

Perhaps this is when you know you're an adult, when you buy a set of lawn furniture and it makes you absolutely giddy.

And now I feel very New Englandy when I look out the window and seeing these handmade Shaker chairs.

Check out our first Middletown visit.
Check out our second Middletown visit.